Weyman facing one match ban

[smacky]

Dragons' Weyman facing one-game ban
By Steve Jancetic
AAP

St George Illawarra prop Michael Weyman is facing a one-match ban after being hit with a high-tackle charge by the match review committee.
The in-form front rower was found to have a case to answer after collecting Parramatta rival Fuifui Moimoi with a swinging arm across in the face in Friday night's 22-8 win to the Dragons.
Weyman is paying the price for his bad-boy past with the grade one careless high-tackle charge carrying only a 75-point base penalty, which would not have been enough to see him miss Saturday night's clash against Newcastle.
But loading from three prior offences over the last two years - including one similar transgression - boosted his penalty to beyond the 100-point mark at which a one-week suspension kicks in.
Melbourne fullback Billy Slater was cleared of any wrongdoing over his controversial sliding tackle on Penrith winger Shane Elford, but the same could not be said for Storm teammate Will Chambers.
Chambers was charged with a dangerous throw for his ungainly lifting tackle on Panthers fullback Lachlan Coote, though the Melbourne centre can avoid suspension with an early guilty plea.
It's the same for North Queensland hooker Aaron Payne, who will also be cleared to make the trip to Adelaide to play Cronulla on Sunday with an early guilty plea.
Payne was charged with for unnecessary arm/shoulder pressure, an manoeuvre more commonly known as the chicken wing.
All players have until midday Tuesday to enter their pleas.


www.nrl.com

Looked like just a slap in the face but i guess with his prior record he'll just cop it.

 

[Southernsaint]

Yeah, it was very soft, but there's no point contesting it this early in the season.

It was such a vicious strike that as soon as the penalty was given, Moi Moi was able to get straight up and take the next hit up.

 

[Slackboy72]

Moi Moi is a cat.

 

[Gaba]

He should fight it , only going to be a 1 match ban anyway if he loses anyway, so nothing to lose

 

[petetheileet]

sux....

he wont win, it was soft but by definition it was careless and we are gna miss him against the knights!

 

[MattYg1]

bout time some1 wearing the number 10 copped a suspension...

see now it feels like a dragons season!

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Will Saffy be back for this week to replace Weyman?

 

[rushndude]

Should be, from what I heard he just had a light quad strain. Should be right if he took care of it.

 

[dragonfan1]

Damn it! Weyman was one of my leading pointscorers in fantasy!!!

 

[Coppo_ForeverYOUNG]

thats a f**king crock of sh*t, I have seen my little sister get hit harder than that and not have a sook.
at least we got poore back for a bit more depth but FFS what is this world coming to when a prop goes down screaming like a little bitch because he cops nothing more than a slap to the face.
go harden the f**k up moi moi you pussy

 

[God-King Dean]

:lol: @ people saying Moi Moi is soft.

I'm sure you guys will be up in a heartbeat after getting smacked in the chops by Weyman.

 

[rushndude]

Come on GKD you could tell he milked it, the look to the left over to the ref straight after the hit said it all really.

I wouldnt call Moi Moi soft, far from it. But he clearly went down on purpose from that hit on Friday night.

 

[God-King Dean]

He probably did. If he wasn't hit high in the first place they'd be no problem.

 

[W.B.2.S.O.S]

I want him to play against the Knights
I was going to make a banner just for him to make its debut at Kogarah
FIGHT IT
FIGHT IT
Moi Moi bent down in the tackle its not Weymans fault

 

[Doug2234]

Confirmed. Early Guilty plea and he misses the Drugcastle game.

Saffy is back so should be "alright"

 

[God-King Dean]

I'm loving that we can live without one of our starting props.

 

[blackberryman]

Question:

Will this rubbish ruin Weyman's game for the rest of his career ?

i.e. everytime he does something minor will he be sidelined for stuff he has done in the past ? do we really have to wait 3 years before accidents / careless tackles allow a changed player to succeed ?

My point is, he obviously has changed and the careless in question was barely a penalty let alone a report and now he's sitting out, he's top of his position and will only get better.

Appologies as I don't understand the whole judiciary rules as i tend to tune out on anything like this in disgust.

 

[God-King Dean]

Well by the sound of things he'll only be at our club wil the end of '09, so hopefully he'll just carry his tab back to Canberra. :sarcasm:

 

[blackberryman]

So your saying that you don't like weyman ?

he is fantastic, we sooooooo need him to stay!

 

[rushndude]

He signed a 2 year deal, so end of 2010.

blackberryman, It has been reported that Weyman doesnt intend to stay with the Dragons long term, that he wants to return to Canberra when his contract is up..that was before he even started training with the Dragons however.
The way that Bennett has turned his career around, you'd think he might want to remain a Dragon now..i hope so anyway.